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Three more clubs; Remo Stars, Enyimba and Sunshine Stars earned a berth in the Nigeria Premier Football League Super Six on the final day of the regular season on Sunday. In Ikenne, Remo Stars thrashed Kwara United 4-0 to secure their spot in the competition. Philip Odubia scored a brace, while Andy Okpe and Sunday Odunsi got the other goals. Daniel Ogunmodedeβs side finished second in Group B behind Bendel Insurance. Nine-time champions Enyimba finished third in the group after a 0-0 draw against Shooting Stars in Ibadan. In Group B, Sunshine Stars joined Rivers United and Lobi Stars in…
Rivers United extended their lead at the top of Group B table following a 2-0 victory against Doma United in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 12 encounter on Thursday. The holders took the lead on 19 minutes through Nyima Nwagua following an assist from Onoja Joseph. Liberia forward, Albert Korvah doubled the home teamβs lead three minutes before the break. Rivers United extended their lead at the top of the log to three points. The Pride of Rivers will travel to Enugu for their final game of the regular season against Rangers on Sunday. Doma United remain in…
The emergence of GTI Asset Management & Trust Ltd into Nigeria’s football ecosystem has helped to restructure and reposition Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for greatness following the chains of successes so far achieved in the execution of the 2022/2023 abridged league. Already, the NPFL will be entering another crucial stage of a playoff that will involve the six top clubs in the league to ascertain the ultimate winner of this highly contested soccer season. Therefore, come June 1 to 11, 2023 the city of Lagos and Mobolaji Johnson Sports Arena, Onikan precisely, will be agog as the three top…
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) has released a revised calendar of activities for the 2023 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Super 6 playoff, with a kickoff date slated for June 3. The 2023 Super 6 will see the top three performing teams from the two league groups proceed to a playoff, to decide what teams would represent Nigeria in next season’s CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, and who would be crowned the league champion. With a game week left, the 2023 NPFL regular season is scheduled to be concluded on Sunday, May 21, and the NPFL Super 6,…
The duo of Enyimba forward Chukwuemeka Obioma and Remo Stars head coach Daniel Ogunmodede, have both emerged as the winners of the League Bloggers Awards’ Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Player and Coach of the Month, for March/April. According to LBA, the two matchdays in March were considered alongside five in April. To claim the Player Of The Month award, Obioma had scored four goals for Enyimba in seven matchdays, including in back-to-back games against Nasarawa United and Bendel Insurance. The forward had also helped the 8-time Nigerian champions to a 1-0 win away at El Kanemi Warriors, a win…
Soccer is by far the most popular sport in Nigeria, the nation with the most people in all of Africa. A stadium is a sizable sports facility enclosed with seating rows. In Nigeria, there are a number of great stadiums. Here are a few of Nigeriaβs best stadiums. Akwa Ibom International Stadium An all-seater national sports stadium may be found in Uyo, the state capital of Akwa Ibom, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. The stadium serves as a venue for social, cultural, and religious events in addition to being the home of the Nigerian Super Eagles. The 30,000-seat multipurpose…
Towards harmonising fixtures in the two Groups of the ongoing 2022/23 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) has directed that all MatchDay 18 games would now be played on Sunday, May 21. In a letter informing the NPFL Clubs of the fixture rearrangement, the IMC also noted that Federation Cup games of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have also impacted the commencement of the Super 6 start date. While regretting the disruption to the schedule of the clubs, the IMC said it has however afforded the league a window to harmonise the fixtures of the…
Head coach of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Gbenga Ogunbote declares his side would have finished off the game against Bendel Insurance of Benin in the first half but for the inability of his team to make chances created count. The Matchday 17 encounter, decided at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, lived up to the billing as a big match as both sides settled for a 1-1draw. Speaking after the encounter, watched by a fairly large crowd, the Oracle as the gaffer is fondly called, said his team did well enough to have wrapped up the match before…
Strategic partner to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited has assured football fans across the country its readiness fora hitch free Super-Six tournament commencing on 1st June 2023 to 11th June 2023. However, the matches will commence on Saturday 3rd June 2023 after the draws. GTIβs Executive Director, Nelson Ine revealed this heart-warming news to sports reporters in Lagos on Wednesday while speaking on the readiness of the company to organize a memorable soccer tourney that will determine the winner of this yearβs abridged elite football league. Ine affirmed that the Super-Six tourney is…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board has ordered a composition of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) board soon. That was the high point in the communiquΓ© issued after its recent meeting in Abuja in which they also directed that the Boards of the lower leagues should be constituted. The current Nigeria Premier league is being organized by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) following the disbandment of the League Management Company which ran the league from the 2012/13 season. The IMC is currently running what is easily the smoothest league in the country as the rule of law has been…